Financial Analyst

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position

Position: Finance Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $85–$130/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Design realistic, end-to-end financial workflows for AI model evaluation in finance.
• Grade agent performance on complex scenarios like budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Build scenarios for internal finance operations and corporate development, including M&A screening and synergy analysis.
• Evaluate AI models on tasks like DCF/LBO/merger modeling and capital allocation memos.
• Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance in finance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years in corporate FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, buy-side, or Big 4 advisory; or MBA with a finance concentration plus comparable experience.
• Working fluency in at least two of: financial modeling, valuation, management reporting, long-range planning, capital allocation, diligence.
• Comfortable with operating models, board decks, investment memos, and management reports.
• Clear written communication; able to articulate reasoning and decisions step by step.
• Drawn to long-horizon, challenging problem sets.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect